Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-31
Condemned Locals.

Condensed Locals.
The woman'S relief corps OF the G. A. r. held a
scamp IRE" last evening at Mrs SheldOn'S resi-
tence. l343 street. A number OF Grand Army
men We're present
The Washington League team viii meet the
Hlniltons, from Ontario. at Capital Park to-mor-
row afternoon. II the weather permits.
Henry W-D. German, general agent of the Adams
Express Co., in Philadelphia, died last night, aged
Slxty-twO years. He was with the company forty
i've years was born in this city, and educated at
Georgetown College.
Capt. d. W. Houghton OF the Commissary Gen.
erals Department, left the city to-day for Elyra,
Ohio, where his aged mother lies at the point OF
death
Col Baughman left this city yesterday to pay
on employees on the Chesapeake and ohio Canal.
Mrs. VI. Clark, No 9l5 East Capitol street, re-
ports stolen from her bureau drawer $40.
r e. Campbell was to-day accepted as a grand
juror.
There was no marked improvement in the condi-
Non OF Mr.. Joseph II. Bradley this afternoon.
In the Police Court this morning Mrs Louisa
LoSekam, charged with falling 10 keep her bar
closed on sunday, was fined so. An appeal was
noted
Joseph sefus Armstrong, small colored boy.
was before Judge Smell to-day Tor being an idle
and incorrigible boy. He was sentenced TO the Re
form school during his minority
At the stewart sale in New York last night Mr..
John r. Mclean bought for $3.50 service cut
glass said 70 have cost s. goo or $4,000.
This morning in the Police Court, James O'Brien
and Fred Cope land, Whlte and John jackson, col
ored, were nned 3 each for disOrierly conduct.
The Amateur Base Ball League viii meet this
evening at the National Hotel
From BrentanO'S We have the London Illustrated
News or March 49,
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET.-337 cattle on
the market yeSterday-1o shipped TO country: DIP
sold 70 butchers-as follows: Best sold from SIC
10 3&c. per ID good sold from 4zc 10 &c. per To-;
medium sold from a. & TO i1zc. per h.; common
sold from 3D. 10 A.. per 10. go sheep and lambs
On 1.-The rnarhet-s.S} sold TO butchers-as follows:
Did sheep sold from ~ To 5ssc per To-; yearings
.old from PC TO d. per H.; spring lambs sold from
l0c- to ~ per lb--l13 left over. 24 COWS and
calves sold from SD $45 each Market for cat
rs
GEN. SHERIDAN ANSWERS INGEgsoLL-Col. Iprer-
soils attacks ON Christianity We're reviewed last
evening at the Congregational church by Gen.
George Z Sheridan, who adopted the same style
OF DISCUSSION That COL. lngerSOl employs. The
large audience which filled every seat in the
church rOarel with laughter at the Wit OF the
speaker and applauded his flights of eloquence
anu MS beautiful we'd pictures 1t was not O
theological, philosophical or technical treatment
OF The subject, but like Mr. Ingerson, the speaker
Carried a Tree lance and doSecjed the great inf
delS statements in popular and attractive style.
He accused MIR. ingeTson OF setting up men of
straw, ridiculed his substitution OF Nature and
Luck for God and Providence, and asked what
Mr. lnGerSOl proposed 10 substitute for the COM
rorUins belief of the race In a Divine power and
future life Gen sheridan said that he once
heard Col IngersOll declare in u public lecture
that he could write better book than the Bible
and, although the speaker said that COL Ingersoll
since denied having rn.de such a statement he
mad the -! dence 81 his own ears, and, further
more, IL sounded Just like him. This led TO glow
Ing panegyric OF the Bible simply from literary
standpoint. anu the lecturer said that Col. Inger-
SOIL might just well claim to be able to write
Detter plays than Shakespeare. At the close OF
the lecture great many Ia the audience congrat-
ulated Cen Sheridan ON his effort.
VERDICT IN FAVOR OF GEN. MussEY.-Yester-
day IN the Circuit Court Judge cox the case OF the
United states against Gen T. ID. Mussey was
hu>Sey was engaged In recruiting cOOred troops
iuTlng the war. and IN the settlement OF his ac-
counts at the Tire asury the Government account
!ng Officers dtsaowed 81, 900 in his accounts and
Tor THIS sum suit was brought against him.
The LAST BISCHorF CoScERr-The last OF the
Blochor concerts viii be given ct Congregational
church t0-i1OTTOw evening, when Miss Emma j.
wilson, a graduate OF the Boston School OF
Oratory. who Is highly spoken OF Us an elocutiOn-
81, Will appear IN addition 10 a diversified vocal
Anu Instrumental musical program.
The ST. GEOEGE's SOCIETY SoCIABLE.-The ST.
t"c}nbIes ~ %Fe The last OF their series of
t1uSical ana literary program was rendered by
n4emotIs o. tht society. Mr.. Chas. F. Benjamin
the new iy-elcct1d President, occupied the chair
-tIaong those who assisted III the evening's enter
tiinnent Were: Aeasrs- Chas. f. Houser, A. j.
Johnson, f. G. SaNton, John BottomIey F. G.
atkinson, W. ;. HOughton, Richard Rothwell Jas
Aorahams, Mrs BeeEler, The Misses Wills Miss
sasey and Master S2XtOn.
How DIAMOND RING WAS SToIES.-Yesfersav
10 De In the JeWelry store OF J. karr on Pennsyl-
yania avenue. AT the same time one OF them was
In the rear OF the store talking to the clerk pre-
Tending ne wanted 10 purc naSe clock, while the
other, who SAID he wanted 10 buy q diamond ling
was waited on by the propretOr'5 daughter She
took from the case tray Of diamonds and The
young man asked the price o. nearly every ring
When an opportunity offered he put one OF me
valuable rings on his finger and slipped WORTH
less ring, with glass set N II, into he tray saw
ing ne would not purchase a ring; then he lett the
store. The young laLy discovered that She had
been Sw1ndled just the stranger was leaving
he front door, and she called to the clerk where.
apon the other young man excused himself and
quickly LETT the store The clerk followed but
Doth men got on safely.
CLOSING SALE OF TURKISH CARPETS, RrGs &c
MI. Downing VIII hold closing sale OF Turkish
carpets, portfereS and rugs tc-Inorruw, Friday at
~ O'CLOCK, at his auction roOms, l1th street and
pennsylvania avenue. This Is positively the last
opportunity the public will have TO secure any OF
tAlS consignment There a number OF superb
large carpets and choice line iSmaIl rugs yeC TO
De SOLD This chance should not be neglected.
Adrt.
REAovAI.-1t VIII be seen by the advertisement
elsewhere that George Spransys clothing house
has been removed TO 4:4 9TH street. As warmer
spring clothing VIII be In order, this change should
be remembered.
ATTENTION Is called TO the advertisement OF the
auction sale, by Thos- Z. Waggaman, on April Il.
ttOnal Dr1ll w. ~
bBCHoYY CoNcKKr tomorrow night. TWO recita-
eoa' ny Boston eiCcutionist.-ddrt.